Mailing piece



Dec. 10, 1940. M PETZQLD 2,224,607

MAILING PIECE Filed July 5, 1959 FIG. 2.

NHH DF @RTI CLE INVENTOR.

ATTORNEYS.

Patented Dec. 10, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT oFF-ICE 2,224,607 MAILING PIECE Harold M. Petzold, Portland, Oreg.

Application July 5, 1939, Serial No. 282,892

6 Claims.

The present invention relates to improvements in mailing pieces and the primary object of the invention is to provide a mailing piece including a return envelopehaving an area for containing 5 an advertisement or other communication, and a combined record card, order blanky and currency receptacle.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a mailing piece of the character de- 10 scribed wherein the card and envelope may be readily assembled for mailing without likelihood of confusion or mistake by the user.

Affurther object of the invention is to provide l5 a mailing piece including an improved vcurrency receptacle.

A still further object lies in the provision of a mailing piece including a currency receptacle and piece including a record card and an envelope'k so constructed that the envelope may be readily torn or severed from the record card so that the` latter may be compactly filed.

The invention further aims to provide a mail- 30 ing piece including a coin receptacle having an access opening and an envelope foldably secured thereto in a manner whereby the access opening of the coin receptacle is covered by a double layer of the envelope material.

A further feature of the invention is the pro- 35 vision of a mailing piece including a combined currency receptacle and order blank `so constructed and arranged as to encourage the insertion of currency in the receptacle prior to the recording of the order in the appropriately designated yorder blank area, thereby tending to prevent inadvertent sealing of the envelope without the proper enclosure of currency.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent during the course of the following detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this speciiication and in which drawing- Figure 1 is a plan View of the inside of my im- 50 proved mailing piece with the component parts in unfolded relationship.

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 but showing the record card partially folded into the envelope. i Figures 3 and 4 are sectional views substantial- (el. 22e-92.1)

ly along the lines 3-3 and 4-4 respectively, of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 2 but showl ing the record card folded between the front and back'of the envelope. 5

Figures 6 and 7 are views of the back and `front sides of the completelyfolded mailing piece.

In the drawing; which for the purpose of illustration shows only a preferred embodiment of the invention, and; wherein similar reference 10 characters denote 'corresponding parts thruout the several views, I0 designates the mailing piece including a card II and wrapper or-envelope I2.

Formed of two plies I5 having their inner marginal edge portions united as by adhesive I6, the

card providesa pocket Il for currency or check accessible thru a slit I8 inwardly of a given -marginal end I9. 'One-side of theA card is appropriately ldesignated. at for vthe entry` of an order by an intending purchaser, a portion of the opposite side being appropriately designated at 2l for the entry of thepurchasers mailing address. Adjacent the designated portion 2l is a blank portion 22 for\the reception of adhesive 23 for attachment of the wrapper'or envelope I2. 25

Includinga front panel 25 appropriately designated on its exterior side, as at 26, with the sellers mailing address, and a back panel 2l fold- Y ably joined to the lower edge 28 of the front panel, the wrapper is adapted to be secured to portion 22 of the card along-the marginal portion 29 of the back panel, for folding along a line'30 intermediate the portions 2I-22 `of the card. As will be noted from an inspection of Figures 1 and 2, the interior of the front panel 25, and 35 the interior of a portion 3|' of the back panel, contain indicia 32,'such as an announcement or advertisement soliciting an order. -It will also be noted that the front panel 25 and card II may be folded into coincident relation, as shown 40 in Figure 5, only after the card II and back panel 21 are folded together. When so folded, certain marginal edges 33 of the back panel are slightly inwardly spaced from corresponding marginaledges 34 of the card.` 2

Secured to the front panel for folding inwardly along edges 35-3l, are right, left, and top ilaps 38-40, adapted to be turned over said marginal edges 33'34, without creating a buckling 50 or bulging upon sealing, because of the spaced relation of the edges 33--34. The right ap 38 is relatively narrow and provided with adhesive 4I thruout its width, and includes an upper end portion 42 devoid of adhesive. The relatively 55 wide left flap 39 is provided along its outer marginal portion 43 with adhesive 44, the inner marginal portion 45 and upper end portion being devoid of adhesive. Along its outer marginal portion 4l, the top flap 40 is provided with adhesive 48 terminating short of the end portions 49 thereof.

In the utilization of my improved mailing piece, a prospective purchaser will unfold the same and read the advertising matter 32 interior- -ly of the wrapper, as shown in Figure 1. The purchasers mailing address may then be entered in the space 2| and currency l'or check inserted into pocket Il thru the access slit I8. Upon reversing the card, the purchasers order may be entered into'the space 20, as shown in Figure 2. The card II is then folded into coincidence with the front panel 25, as shown in Figure 5, after which the right and left aps 33-39 are folded over and adhered to the back panel 21, the relatively wide left flap 39 overlapping the back panel and forming an additional layer covering the access slit I8 leading to the currency pocket and thereby tending to prevent a coin which may have worked its way into the slit from cutting or wearing thru the envelope. Finally the top ap 40 is folded over and adhered to the back panel and also to the ungummed upper end portions 42, 46 of the side flaps.

Upon receipt of the mailing piece, the seller may insert a letter-opener beneath the ungummed portions 49 of the top flap to sever the same, whereupon the letter-opener may be inserted beneath the ungummed portions 42, 46 of the right and left flaps for severing the letter. The card II containing the record of the order may be thereupon readily detached from the wrapper and when so detached, vconstitutes al filing card or seller's record of the transaction. The relatively wide left flap 39 allows for an increase in the thickness of the left side of the currency holding card II when a thickness of coin .or bills is inserted thru the accessslit I8. Additionally.' the flap at its gummed portion 43,

5 upon folding, will extend beyond the access slit I8 so as to obtain a firm pasting support even tho the thickness of currency in the pocket I1 produces a bulge at the slit I8.

Various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be made in the formpf invention herein shown and described without departing from the spirit of vtheinvention or the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. A mailing piece comprising a card providing an area on one side appropriately designated for the entry of an order by a purchaser and an area on the opposite side appropriately designated for the entry of the purchasers mailing address, a

0 wrapper including a front panel provided on its exterior side with a seller's mailing address and on its interior side with an advertisement soliciting an order, flaps foldable over the interior side of the front panel, said card being foldably joined to the interior side of a given one of said flaps, the edges of said card extending beyond opposite sides of the fold, the remainder of said ilaps being arranged to secure the card within said wrapper for transmission thru'themails, said card being readily detachable from said wrapper upon receipt of the mailing piece by the seller and when so detached constituting a ille card or seller's record of the order.

2. A mailing piece comprising a card, and an envelope therefor, said envelope including a front, a back comprising a pair of foldably joined sections. one of said sections being foldably joined to the front and the other of said sections being secured to a margin of said card with the edges of saidcard extending beyond opposite sides of the folding junction of said sections, whereby said card is foldable into substantial coincidence with the inside of said back as a pre-requisite to folding the back into substantial coincidence with the front, and means to secure said front and back in said folded relation.

3. A mailing piece comprising a card and an envelope therefor including a back foldably joined -to the card, the edges of -said card extending beyond opposite sides of the fold, a front foldablyv joined along a given edge to the back, side flaps foldably joined to the front along edges thereof adjacent said given edge, adhesive means for securing limited portions of said side flaps to said back, a top flap foldably joined to the front along an edge opposite said given edge, and adhesive means for securing a limited portion of said top flap to said back and to sections top flap being a pre-requisite -to the insertion of a letter-opener beneath the sections of said side flaps beyond said limited portions.

4. A mailing piece comprising a card and an envelope therefor including a back foldably joined to the card, the edges of said card extending beyond opposite sides of the fold, a front foldably joined to the back whereby said card is disposed therebetween, and means to secure the front and back in folded relation with said card disposed therebetween.

5. A mailing piece comprising a. card including two plies of ,sheet material adhesively secured together along their` margins. to form a pocket therebetween,one-of said plies being slit inwardly of a given margin thereof for access to said pocket, and an envelope for said card including a back foldably joined to the card, the edges of said card extending beyond opposite sides of the fold, a front foldably joined to the back, and gummed flaps foldably joined to the front and adapted to overlap portions of said back whereby to secure said front and back in folded relation with said card therebetween.

6. A mailing piece comprising a card, and an envelope therefor including a back foldable into substantial coincidence with the card, the edges of said card extending beyond opposite sides of the fold, a front foldable into substantial coincidence with therback -whereby said card is disposed therebetween, side flaps joined to the front and foldable over portions of the back, one of said flaps being relatively wide and the other relatively narrow, adhesive material extending along the outer margin of said wide flap and thruout the width of said narrow flap, and terminating short of given ends of said ilaps, a top flap joined to the front and foldable over said given ends, and adhesive material extending along the outer margin of said top flap for securing said top flap to said given ends and to the back.

HAROLD M. PE'IZOLD. 

